Rachitsky set aside $100K in savings as runway after leaving Airbnb
Lenny Rachitsky · LennysNewsletter On Building 45k List, 2.5k Slack Group, Monetization Strategies and Substack Future · Jan 16, 2021 · at 9:52
Former Airbnb product lead Lenny Rachitsky explains how he financially planned his departure from Airbnb to explore new opportunities.
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“So, so the way I did it is I just set aside a hundred K. Here's a hundred K that I can burn through both life expenses and also business expenses. And that was my investment in myself.”
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